gravitational keyhole

English

Noun

gravitational keyhole (plural gravitational keyholes)

(astronomy) A tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.

Translations

tiny region of space

Hungarian: gravitációs kulcslyuk

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